A long-time and esteemed member of these boards, with vast experience of the game and the site, he's a mapmaker of distinction himself, with a sharp cartographic eye, the ability to clearly dissect a map and articulate its potential strengths and weaknesses -- and a wicked sense of humor.

Folks, we realize that our by-laws as written have caused confusion as to whether it is necessary, when nominating a map, to include a VirtualScape (.hsc) file of the map or not.

Don't worry, we are cleaning up the by-laws to eliminate any ambiguity. But the short answer is that it is NOT necessary to include a VirtualScape file when nominating a map. A nomination must provide a link to the PDF build instructions for the map -- and ideally a 3D picture of it as well -- but nothing else is required.

(That said, if you do happen to have a VirtualScape file for a map you're nominating, please do include it as well. It'll make our lives easier. But it's not necessary.)